Front line kite depower system

Abstract

A front flying line kite depower system includes a line sheath that extends through a transverse opening in the control bar. A front flying line parting fitting is non-rotatably fixed to an upper end of the line sheath above the control bar. When a manual rotation force is imparted to the line sheath, the relative positioning of a first front flying line and a second front flying line is altered by the front flying line parting fitting to untangle any twisting above the line sheath. Within the line sheath, the second front flying line is off-set from a primary axis and orbits the first front flying line which is positioned on the primary axis to avoid any tangling during manual adjustment.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A front flying line kite depower system, comprising:
 an elongated control bar having a centrally disposed transverse opening defining a primary axis; 
 a line sheath extending through the transverse opening in the control bar, the line sheath having a lower end and an upper end; 
 a manual rotation grip fixed to the line sheath, whereby the line sheath is configured to be manually rotated; 
 a front flying line parting fitting non-rotatably fixed to the upper end of the line sheath above the control bar, the front flying line parting fitting having a first branch and a second branch, the second branch diverging from the first branch; 
 a front flying line connection assembly positioned below the control bar, the front flying line connection assembly having an opening aligned with the primary axis; 
 a release cuff with a connection loop forming part of the front flying line connection assembly; 
 a tubular rotatable hub concentrically positioned in the opening of the front flying line connection assembly; 
 a first front flying line passing through the first branch of the front flying line parting fitting, extending down the line sheath and passing along the primary axis through the rotatable hub positioned in the opening of the front flying line connection assembly; 
 a depowering safety line connected to the first front flying line along the primary axis and extending below the front flying line connection assembly; 
 a second front flying line passing through the second branch of the front flying line parting fitting, extending down the line sheath and connecting off-set from the primary axis to one of the lower end of the line sheath or the rotatable hub; 
 the lower end of the line sheath being non-rotatably coupled with the rotatable hub, such that when a manual rotation force is imparted to the line sheath via the manual rotation grip, both the line sheath and the rotatable hub rotate, as the front flying line parting fitting rotates with the line sheath the relative positioning of the first front flying line and the second front flying line is altered to untangle any twisting of the first front flying line and the second front flying line above the line sheath, within the line sheath the second front flying line which is off-set from the primary axis orbits the first front flying line positioned on the primary axis to avoid any tangling of the first front flying line and the second front flying line during manual adjustment. 
 
     
     
       2. The front flying line kite depower system of  claim 1 , wherein a stop prevents the safety line from passing through the rotatable hub.